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This year's worst PC hardware components and events were, as ever, of many different types. We had "innocent" failures like the MSI Claw, the Corsair ONE i500 and 6500D case, and the RTX 40 Super GPUs with AMD's RX 7600 XT. But the key disappointments of the year were far worse: Intel's oxidation, instability, and degradation issues with its 14th and 13th gen of CPUs were the company's biggest failure in decades. ASUS' RMA and warranty service felt like a scam when we filed for one. NZXT's "Flex" rental program, including the follow-up update, showed us a look at a future of "you'll own nothing." We'll talk about all of that in our 2024 recap, but also some of the best things for the year.
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DISAPPOINTMENT SERIES
Disappointment Build 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw6rl_mnfnQ
Disappointment Build 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-LQua3toJ0
Disappointment Build 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHhUtAOmGKc
Disappointment Build 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGnBI0rDgA4
Disappointment Build 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO_xDzDOua4
Disappointment Build 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PNuE7N-prM
Disappointment Build 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tbD-vX-Kks
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The Disappointment Build
02:06 - SUPPORT GN's 2025 TESTING!
03:11 - The Best & Worst of 2024
06:20 - AI AI AI AI AI AI
06:45 - Lame GPUs
09:41 - Ubisoft Gets Rekt
11:05 - THE CLAW
12:59 - EK's Downfall
14:35 - ASUS' RMA Ripoff
18:22 - INTEL. CONSTANTLY.
21:25 - Corsair
22:54 - NZXT
24:45 - Things That Got Better
27:23 - 2025 & The Future
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